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Experience the flavors of the islands with Hawaiian Style Shave Ice made with sweet homemade syrups and fluffy, delicate snow and Auntie Viv’s Artisan Furikake Snack Mix and Auntie Viv’s Artisan Furikake Seasoning.

Auntie Viv’s can be found at select events in the Bay Area and is available for catering for small to large private events and corporate events.

Our syrups are handmade with only the finest ingredients of real fruit and 100% pure cane sugar. Our syrups are free of high fructose corn syrup, dairy, fat and gluten friendly. Our Shave Ice Artists will ensure your guests will experience the Aloha Spirit with Auntie Viv’s!

What is Shave Ice?

“Shave Ice” or “Hawaiian Shave Ice” (not Shaved Ice with a “D”) is a fluffy and snow-like, sweet, cool and refreshing Hawaiian treat.  Ice is finely shaved and then syrups are poured and absorbed into the soft snow. Whereas sno-cones are ground up ice cubes that have a coarse and “crunchy” texture.

Hawaiian shave ice is traditionally served with a scoop of ice cream on the bottom, a drizzle of a sweetened condensed milk mixture called “snow cap”, topped with fresh, soft and chewy homemade pieces of mochi.

About Us

Brandt Family on Haleakala

Auntie Viv’s is a woman-owned, family run business where everyone is welcomed and treated like ohana (family)!

Vivian, her husband Bill and their two young keiki’s, daughters Chloe and Ella, visited Maui for the first time in 2017. Vivian fell in love at “first taste” with her very first Hawaiian shave ice. How she describes this phenomenon: “It literally was like a deliciously flavored, puffy cloud that instantly melted in my mouth and tasted like liquid gold.” Vivian says, “It was the best epicurean experience ever.”

Upon returning to the mainland, Vivian had her sights set on opening her own shave ice business. Vivian didn’t want to serve the typical crunchy, icy, sno-cone, with gross high fructose corn syrups and artificially flavored/colored syrups. Auntie Viv’s prides itself in their handcrafted syrups that are made with real, natural, ingredients and 100% pure cane sugar.

Shortly after starting the business, Vivian added in her now famous Auntie Viv’s Artisan Furikake Snack Mix and Auntie Viv’s Artisan Seasoning.

Natural Syrups (handcrafted with real fruit/natural ingredients):

  • Kona Cold Brew
  • Mango
  • Matcha
  • Passion Fruit
  • Pineapple
  • POG (Passion Fruit, Orange, Guava)
  • Strawberry
  • Thai Tea

Traditional Syrups (made from syrup concentrates and real cane sugar):

  • Blue Raspberry
  • Cherry
  • Pina Colada
  • Root Beer
  • Sour Apple

A “Rainbow” is composed of Blue Raspberry, Pina Colada and Cherry

Handcrafted Hybrid of Natural & Traditional Syrups:

  • Haupia (Creamy Coconut)

… More to Come

Our Deluxe Shave Ice Package, plus a selection of shave ice specials which include alcohol

Catering Only
(ID’s will be checked)

  • Pina Colada
    Premium Vanilla or Macapuno Ice Cream, Pina Colada Syrup with Rum, whipped cream & a cherry on top.
  • Mint Mojito
    Premium Macapuno or Vanilla Ice Cream, Mint Mojito Syrup with rum, whipped cream and a mint garnish
  • Mango Margarita
    Mango Syrup with Sweet & Sour and Tequila with a sprinkle of Tajin
  • Lava Flow
    Premium Macapuno Ice Cream, Pineapple Syrup with Malibu Rum, whipped cream, Strawberry Coulis, and fresh garnish of pineapple & strawberry
  • Hawaiian Russian
    Premium Vanilla Ice Cream, Kona Cold Brew Syrup with Kahlúa, whipped cream & a chocolate drizzle
  • Lemon Drop
    Premium Vanilla Ice Cream, Lemon Syrup with vodka, whipped cream & yellow sugar sprinkles
  • Rum Punch: aka “Bougie Jungle Juice”
    Premium Macapuno or Vanilla Ice Cream, POG Syrup with rum, whipped cream & a cherry on top

…more to come!

  • Li Hing Mui Powder
  • Made-From-Scratch Mochi Pieces
  • Tajin
  • Snow Cap
  • Premium Macapuno (Coconut) Ice Cream
  • Premium Vanilla Ice Cream

Auntie Viv’s Artisan Furikake Snack Mix

This deliciously popular, highly addictive snack mix is a sweet, salty, crunchy, mixture of cereal and snack items that is covered in a caramel glaze, sprinkled with Auntie Viv’s Artisan Furikake Seasoning and baked with love! Available in various size packages.

We offer two versions of Auntie Viv’s Artisan Furikake Snack Mix; our original version, and now we offer Auntie Viv’s Artisan Furikake Chip Mix, which uses kettle style potato chips and is gluten free!

Auntie Viv’s Artisan Furikake Seasoning

Furikake is Japanese spice blend made with toasted seaweed, toasted black and white sesame seeds, salt and sugar. Use on rice, veggies, French fries, popcorn, fish or avocado toast! The ideas are endless! Vegan and Gluten-free.

The Press

  •   HIGHLY recommend for any event you're throwing. They add that magical touch, and bring in that aloha spirit to any of your gatherings. Viv and team are so easy to work with: they're flexible, communicative, and really partner with you to achieve what you want.... Not to mention, they have killer shave ice!! Viv brought a little taste of the island back to the mainland, and we are here for it! Thanks Auntie Viv's!

    thumb Valerie Y.
    7/19/2024
  •   these were a hit at my daughter's pool party! they came
    on time and were super friendly! highly recommended!

    thumb Julie L.
    7/18/2024
  •   My 6 year old loves shaved ice and we wanted to include a shaved ice service on his birthday. We agreed with another vendor and 2 weeks before the event the other vendor cancelled on us. That's when we contacted Vivian from Aunty Viv and from there on our experience was 5 star! The communication was friendly and easy, the menu was delicious, the full service was exactly what we wanted for children. We were blown away on the day of the event. The shaved ice was heaven! It was so delicious, it was even better than what we had eaten in Hawaii. Our guests absolutely loved it and our son was over the moon! Thank you Vivian and team. If I could give them 10 stars, I absolutely would! Highly highly recommend!

    thumb Vandana K.
    6/30/2024
  •   Having Auntie Viv's at our end of the year meeting was a special treat and great way to say "thank you" to all of the educators who work with our students every day. The shaved ice was perfect, but the real selling point are the house made syrups. DELICIOUS in all the right ways. This treat will transport you right to the island shores. Vivian creates a little Hawaiian aloha wherever she sets up. A much-needed refreshment.

    Vivian is incredibly easy to work with. I would recommend her for any event. She is very accommodating and versatile.

    thumb Srvea S.
    5/23/2024
  •   We hired Auntie Viv's to cater shave ice to our Hawaiian themed birthday party and she absolutely knocked it out of the park. The shave ice was incredible, and our guests were so impressed with the professional setup. Communicating with Vivian is a breeze and so easy to work with. I absolutely recommend you work with this business or eat their yummy shave ice!!

    thumb Daniel M.
    3/12/2024
  •   Came for the shave ice, stayed for the furikake!! The savory furikake snack mix that Viv and family create is the most addictive and delicious snack. When we visit we almost always stop to grab a bag (or two) and my family regularly buys us bags as gifts because they know how much we love it. Pro tip- buy the furikake seasoning and add it to EVERYTHING!

    thumb Alicia R.
    12/12/2023

Contact

Vivian Brandt a.k.a Auntie Viv

(925) 236-0085

Vivian@AuntieVivs.com

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